ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual

Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

Use this screen to set the selected profile to WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-
MIX security mode. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in the 
Security Mode field to display the following screen.

Figure 94   Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

The following table describes the labels not previously discussed

Table 44   Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

Profile Name

Type a name to identify this security profile.

Security Mode

Choose WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in this field.

Pre-Shared Key

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA and WPA-PSK are the 
same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK uses 
a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.

Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII 
characters (including spaces and symbols).

ReAuthentication 
Timer

Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and 
passwords in order to stay connected. 

The default value is 0, which means the reauthentication off. 

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a 

RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the 
RADIUS server has priority. 

Idle Timeout

The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the 
wired network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station 
needs to enter the username and password again before access to 
the wired network is allowed. 

The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).